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Sweet Briar College

Business/Commerce, General (52.0101)
Bachelor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Business Management
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BA
2010 CIP Code: 520101

Credit HoursProgram Offered
On-Campus:YesYes
Off-Campus:YesYes

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  Before SCHEV
Date of Last Council Action (mm/yyyy)  BCHE
Date Program Placed on Probation:  BCHE
Date Program Closed:  
BCHE - Before Council of Higher Education
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2020-21182110
2021-2217228
2022-23233211
2023-24304012
2024-25384222

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)




The table to the right provides the degree award history of each the last five years, disaggregated by state residency. This breakout may may help explain why a relatively low percentage of program completers may appear to be working in Virginia.



Program Graduates by Domicile
YearIn-StateOut-of-StateTotal
2020-217310
2021-22448
2022-236511
2023-248412
2024-25101222
Five Year Summary352863
Distribution by Gender and Race/Ethnicity within Five-year Totals,


YearForeign/ InternationalAfrican Am. or Black (NH)Am. Indian/ Native Am. (NH)Asian/ Pacific Islander (NH)HispanicWhite, Caucasian Am. (NH)Multi-Race (NH)Unknown/ Unreported (NH)Total
Sum of the Last 5 Years160363343763



Wages Earned in 2020

The table below shows the wage data for the select program and places it in the context of all wages at the same degree level of this institution by graduates with at least three (3) quarters of employment.





Post-Completion Wage Outcomes, Earnings in
Graduation YearGrads (n)Grads w/Wages (n)25th PercentileMedian Wage75th Percentile
2012-13 (10 years)1110%
2014-15 (8 years)1090%
2017-18 (5 years)740%
2019-20 (3 years)1100%



Student Debt of Graduates
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Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2015-16 to 2019-203970.9%$ 19,500$ 27,000$ 30,174$ 36,600
2016-17 to 2020-213772.5%$ 20,500$ 27,000$ 30,994$ 35,500
2017-18 to 2021-223268.1%$ 18,250$ 27,000$ 28,018$ 32,250
2018-19 to 2022-233061.2%$ 21,750$ 27,000$ 28,268$ 32,000
2019-20 to 2023-243156.4%$ 21,750$ 27,000$ 28,576$ 32,000
Note: Student borrowing at graduation, excludes PLUS loans, in five-year rollups. Includes all known institutionally-processed borrowing occuring at all public and nonprofit institutions in Virginia. Debt accrued outside Virginia in prior postsecondary activity is not available.
Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation, Including Parent-PLUS and Grad-PLUS
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2015-16 to 2019-203970.9%$ 25,500$ 36,600$ 43,209$ 61,220
2016-17 to 2020-213772.5%$ 27,000$ 36,600$ 46,833$ 62,688
2017-18 to 2021-223268.1%$ 24,830$ 32,250$ 42,492$ 53,913
2018-19 to 2022-233061.2%$ 26,200$ 31,250$ 41,431$ 50,310
2019-20 to 2023-243258.2%$ 23,250$ 29,969$ 39,729$ 45,500


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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